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Nymphaea lotus Red

Nymphaea lotus (L.) Willd. (rood)

🌍 Africa · Asia · cosmopolitan Common CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Midground — space-demanding 📈 Medium-fast

Most popular red water lily for aquariums. Red-brown leaves that grow larger with light. Grows aggressively with rich soil and high light. Regularly remove floating leaves. Easy to keep — low-tech suitable.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–30 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–8 pH

🔵 KH

0–15 °dKH

💧 GH

1–20 °dGH

📊 TDS

50–400 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

Optional

🧪 NO₃

5–30 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.1–1 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.05–0.2 ppm

💡 PAR

30–180 µmol

🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Reliable red water lily for Dutch style. Centrepiece in large terraces.

💡 Tips

Regularly remove floating leaves for more submersed growth
Do NOT relocate — roots grow deep and wide
Grows large — plan 20-40cm width
Root tabs strongly boost growth
Remove largest leaves every 2-3 weeks

🔍 Problems

⚠ Overwhelms other plants

→ Grown too large — remove large leaves

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Nymphaea bokuele

Nymphaea bokuele Lisowski

🌍 Central Africa · Congo · Gabon Uncommon CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Midground — space-demanding 📈 Medium-fast

African water lily with unique variegated colours — combination of red, white and pink on the same leaf. Rare in trade. Spectacular appearance makes it a sought-after collector piece.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–30 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–8 pH

🔵 KH

0–15 °dKH

💧 GH

1–20 °dGH

📊 TDS

50–400 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

Optional

🧪 NO₃

5–30 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.1–1 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.05–0.2 ppm

💡 PAR

30–180 µmol

🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Unique variegated African water lily — rare collector piece.

💡 Tips

Regularly remove floating leaves for more submersed growth
Do NOT relocate — roots grow deep and wide
Grows large — plan 20-40cm width
Root tabs strongly boost growth
Remove largest leaves every 2-3 weeks
Variegated colours unique in aquarium hobby
Rare — keep new growth

🔍 Problems

⚠ Loses variegated colours

→ Insufficient light

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Nymphaea micrantha

Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perr.

🌍 West Africa Uncommon CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Midground — space-demanding 📈 Medium-fast

Special West African water lily that forms small plantlets on leaf tips (vivipary). Unique propagation mechanism in the hobby. Beautiful round leaves.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–30 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–8 pH

🔵 KH

0–15 °dKH

💧 GH

1–20 °dGH

📊 TDS

50–400 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

Optional

🧪 NO₃

5–30 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.1–1 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.05–0.2 ppm

💡 PAR

30–180 µmol

🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Special water lily that forms plantlets on leaf tips.

💡 Tips

Regularly remove floating leaves for more submersed growth
Do NOT relocate — roots grow deep and wide
Grows large — plan 20-40cm width
Root tabs strongly boost growth
Remove largest leaves every 2-3 weeks
Forms plantlets on leaf tips — unique (vivipary)
Remove plantlets for propagation

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Nymphaea Peru Puerto Maldonado

Nymphaea sp. 'Peru Puerto Maldonado'

🌍 Peru · Puerto Maldonado region · Amazon Uncommon CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Midground — space-demanding 📈 Medium-fast

Peruvian water lily from the Puerto Maldonado area. Beautiful red tinges. Rarer than N. lotus Red. Similar care.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–30 °C

⚗️ pH

5.5–8 pH

🔵 KH

0–15 °dKH

💧 GH

1–20 °dGH

📊 TDS

50–400 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

Optional

🧪 NO₃

5–30 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.1–1 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.05–0.2 ppm

💡 PAR

30–180 µmol

🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Rare Peruvian red water lily for Dutch style.

💡 Tips

Regularly remove floating leaves for more submersed growth
Do NOT relocate — roots grow deep and wide
Grows large — plan 20-40cm width
Root tabs strongly boost growth
Remove largest leaves every 2-3 weeks
Rarer than standard lotus red
Peruvian Amazon origin

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Nymphoides sp. Sulawesi

Nymphoides sp. (Lymnocharis from Sulawesi)

🌍 Sulawesi, Indonesia — endemic Rare CO₂ Optional Diff.: ★★★ 📏 Midground — space-demanding 📈 Medium-fast

Rare Nymphoides from Sulawesi with unique yellow flowers above water. Specific Sulawesi biotope parameters: harder water than other species. Limited availability.

⚗️ Water parameters

🌡️ Temp

20–30 °C

⚗️ pH

7–8.5 pH

🔵 KH

8–15 °dKH

Sulawesi: harder water!

💧 GH

1–20 °dGH

📊 TDS

50–400 ppm

🌿 CO₂

5–20 ppm

Optional

🧪 NO₃

5–30 ppm

🔬 PO₄

0.1–1 ppm

⚙️ Fe

0.05–0.2 ppm

💡 PAR

30–180 µmol

🪨 Rich soil required — diepe beworteling

🇳🇱 Dutch Style

Ultra-rare Sulawesi Nymphoides — specific hard water parameters.

💡 Tips

Sulawesi biotope: harder water than other species
Yellow flowers above water unique
Ultra-rare
Specific Sulawesi parameters required